Jonathan Groff
Acting
Born: March 26, 1985 (age 41) · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Jonathan Drew Groff (born March 26, 1985) is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades, including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2026. He began his career on Broadway, making his debut in the musical In My Life (2005). He later received Tony Award nominations for playing Melchior Gabor in the original production of the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006), King George III in the original production of the historical musical Hamilton (2015), and Bobby Darin in the original production of the jukebox musical Just in Time (2025). In 2024, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Franklin Shepard in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. He also starred as Seymour Krelborn in the Off-Broadway musical revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2019. On television, he began his career as a recurring guest star as Jesse St. James on the Fox musical-comedy series Glee (2009–15). He starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–15), the network's first series centring on the lives of gay men, as well as its subsequent television film, Looking: The Movie (2016). He portrayed FBI Special Agent Holden Ford in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–19). He was Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for his role in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton (2020). Groff made his film debut playing Michael Lang in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009). He has since played Louis J. Weichmann in The Conspirator (2010), Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and a father held hostage in Knock at the Cabin (2023). He also voiced both Kristoff and Sven in the Disney animated Frozen franchise, including Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). In 2022, he executive-produced the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15-year reunion of the original cast of the musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Groff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Frozen
2013
American Sniper
2014
The Simpsons
1989
Frozen II
2019
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
INVINCIBLE
2021
Knock at the Cabin
2023
MINDHUNTER
2017
Frozen Fever
2015
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
Glee
2009
The Normal Heart
2014
Photos (3)
Movies (29)
Frozen
Kristoff (voice)
Frozen II
Kristoff / Sven / Reindeers (voice)
Knock at the Cabin
Eric
American Sniper
Young Vet-Mads
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Kristoff (voice)
The Matrix Resurrections
Smith
Ultraman: Rising
Bunny (Ollie) (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
Kristoff (voice)
The Conspirator
Louis Weichmann
Frozen Fever
Kristoff (voice)
Hamilton
King George
Blindspotting
Man by Fence (uncredited)
Once Upon a Snowman
Kristoff (voice) (archive sound)
Looking: The Movie
Patrick Murray
Taking Woodstock
Michael Lang
The Normal Heart
Craig
A Nice Indian Boy
Jay Kurundkar
Merrily We Roll Along
Franklin Shepard
Pretty/Handsome
Patrick Fitzpayne
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Kristoff (voice)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Rogue
C.O.G.
David
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
Doctor Who at the Proms
Rogue (archive footage)
Twelve Thirty
Jeff
An Evening With Audra McDonald
2020
Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found
Kristoff
Glee Encore
Jesse St. James
Spring Awakening
Melchior Gabor
TV Shows (13)
The Simpsons
Actor Playing Bart (voice) · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Jimmy Fellner · 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
Rick Sheridan (voice) · 1 eps
Glee
Jesse St. James · 14 eps
Doctor Who
Rogue · 2 eps
Doctor Who
Rogue (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
And Just Like That…
Dr. Paul David · 1 eps
MINDHUNTER
Holden Ford · 19 eps
Boss
Ian Todd · 10 eps
The American Revolution
(voice) · 1 eps
Looking
Patrick Murray · 18 eps
Lost Ollie
Ollie (voice) · 4 eps
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Kristoff (voice) · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 2 eps
Maron
Himself · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Self · 6 eps
Some Good News
Self · 1 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Self · 1 eps
Showing Up
Self
IMDb on the Scene
Self · 1 eps
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Self - Melchior
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self - Host
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
Hamilton's America
Self
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in Concert
Himself
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Self
